Vissel Kobe overcome Jeonbuk Motors 2-0 in AFC Champions League Elite

Vissel Kobe secured a 2-0 win over visitors Jeonbuk Motors, in the match played on 14 October 2026 at 13:00 Damascus time, as part of matchday two of the league stage of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Yuya Osako opened the scoring for Vissel Kobe in the 11th minute, before Yuya Kuwasaki added the second goal in the 68th minute to seal the result in favour of the Japanese side.

The match saw no red or yellow cards for either team, and was officiated by referee Omar Al Ali.

Statistically, Jeonbuk Motors dominated possession with 53 per cent compared to 47 per cent for Vissel Kobe, while the Korean side recorded 14 shots against 13 for their opponents, and earned 6 corner kicks compared to just 3 for Vissel Kobe. The expected goals (xG) value stood at 1.73 for Jeonbuk Motors compared to 1.26 for Vissel Kobe.

Yuya Osako was named man of the match with a rating of 8.2 after playing the full 90 minutes and scoring one goal.

With this result, Vissel Kobe top the standings with 3 points from one match won, while Jeonbuk Motors sit in eighth place with 3 points also from one match won in the East region.